I have hunted and packed meat with both a Cabinet and Pintler. If you are going to carry odd shaped items regularly, (i.e. tree stands, climbing sticks, ground blinds) then the Cabinet is a great choice. If you spend most of your time hunting or overnighting then the conventional Mule, Pintler, Sawtooth would be a better choice in my opinion. The pocket configuration of the Cabinet just didn't work for every day hunting as well as the more traditional bag/overload options. They all pack meat very well and MR offers a great bang for your buck no questions asked. If you are still not sure buy the Cabinet. That way if you want to switch you and can buy a Pintler or Mule bag. They don't offer the Cabinet as a bag only so they are much harder to find.